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Rare Christmas card raises hopes of a Killer Instinct revival

December 20th, 2007

Rare Christmas card raises hopes of a Killer Instinct revival

Rare have either been hitting the eggnog a bit early or they are giving us a sneaky clue on their Viva Piñata and Banjo Kazooie themed Christmas card. The clue is on the innocuous stocking marked KI3. Could this mean that a new Killer Instinct game is on the way? Unfortunately when quizzed about it Rare says not:

“Purely out of contractual obligation, no, we’re not working on KI3.”

Oh well, looks like it’s back to getting our asses handed to us in Mortal Kombat DS.

via CVG

Viva Piñata heading to Nintendo DS

July 30th, 2007

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Rare told an audience at Comic-Con that their kid-friendly Xbox 360 title Viva Piñata is coming to the Nintendo DS. With Xbox 360 owners generally being the type of folk who like both kinds of games - first-person and third-person shooters - we’re certain that Viva Piñata will be a hit this time around with the far more suitable audience of DS owners.

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